Christmas Bloody Christmas
A hard-partying woman faces a murderous robotic Santa in a blood-soaked Christmas Eve fight for survival.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Breakneck
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Graphic
- frantic
- irreverent
- visceral
- late night horror marathon
- christmas horror night
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film an energetic and stylish holiday slasher whose murderous robot Santa premise delivers gore, even if it falls short of its full comic potential.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The robotic Santa, toy store, Christmas Eve setting, and graphic killings merge holiday imagery with hack-and-slash excess.
Santa is a malfunctioning robot capable of pursuing victims through the small town with relentless physical force.
Critics emphasize the stylish holiday hack-and-slash presentation and gushy practical gore.
Santa Claus and the toy-store environment are recast as threatening instruments of mass murder.
Films like Christmas Bloody Christmas, and why
Silent Night, Deadly Night
holiday slasher premise, masked or disguised killer, and gleefully graphic violence
Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale
Christmas horror, relentless killer, and darkly comic splatter tone
The Terminator
robotic killer, practical-effects spectacle, and visceral sci-fi horror
Psycho Goreman
retro slasher aesthetics, heightened violence, and outrageous genre playfulness
Movie Details
- Director
- Joe Begos
- Release Date
- 2022-12-09
- Runtime
- 87 min
- Rating
- 5.3 / 10 (247)
Cast
- Riley Dandy
- Sam Delich
- Jonah Ray Rodrigues
- Dora Madison
- Jeff Daniel Phillips
- Abraham Benrubi
- Jeremy Gardner
- Kansas Bowling
- Graham Skipper
- Joe Begos
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Netflix, Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, AMC+, Shudder, Shudder Amazon Channel, Netflix Standard with Ads, Shudder Apple TV channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Christmas Bloody Christmas about?
- A hard-partying woman faces a murderous robotic Santa in a blood-soaked Christmas Eve fight for survival.
- What is Christmas Bloody Christmas like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Christmas Bloody Christmas as breakneck, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Christmas Bloody Christmas violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Christmas Bloody Christmas as graphic.
- What did critics think of Christmas Bloody Christmas?
- Critics broadly found the film an energetic and stylish holiday slasher whose murderous robot Santa premise delivers gore, even if it falls short of its full comic potential.
- Which films are like Christmas Bloody Christmas?
- Films with a similar feel include Silent Night, Deadly Night, Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale, The Terminator, and Psycho Goreman.
- How long is Christmas Bloody Christmas?
- Christmas Bloody Christmas runs 87 minutes.
- Where can I watch Christmas Bloody Christmas?
- In United States, Christmas Bloody Christmas streams on Netflix, Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, AMC+, Shudder, Shudder Amazon Channel, Netflix Standard with Ads, Shudder Apple TV channel.
